One afternoon I toured an art museum while waiting for my husband to finish a business meeting．I was looking forward to a quiet 36　 of the splendid artwork．

　　　 A young 37 viewing the paintings ahead of me 38 nonstop between themselves．I watched them a moment and decided the lady was doing all the talking．I admired the man's　 39 for putting up with her 40　 stream of words． 41　 by their noise, I moved on．

　　　 I met them several times as I moved 42　 the various rooms of art．Each time I heard her continuous flow of words, I moved away 43　 .

　　　 I was standing at the counter of the museum gift shop making a　 44 when the couple approached the 45 ．Before they left, the man　 46　 into his pocket and pulled out a white object．He 47　 it into a long stick and then　 48　 his way into the coatroom to get his wife's jacket．

　　　 "He's a 49　 man, " the clerk at the counter said．" Most of us would give up if we were blinded at such a young age．During his recovery, he made a promise his life wouldn't change．So, as before, he and his wife come in 50　 there is a new art show．"

　　　 "But what does he get out of the art?" I asked．"He can't see．"

　　　 "Can't see! You're 51 ．He sees a lot．More than you and I do," the clerk said．"His wife 52　 each painting so he can see it in his head．"

　　　 I learned something about patience,　 53　 and love that day．I saw the patience of a young wife describing paintings to a person without　 54　 and the courage of a'' husband who would not 55　 blindness to change his life．And I saw the love shared by two people as I watched this couple walk away, their arms intertwined．

36．A．view 　　　 　　B．touch 　　　C．wander 　 　　　　D．stare

37．A．lady　 　　 B．couple 　 　　 C．man 　　 　　　　D．clerk

38．A．yelled　　 　　 B．argued　 　　 C．screamed　 　　 D．chatted

39．A．attempt　 　　 B．independence C．patience　 　　　 D．wisdom

40．A．constant　 　 B．vivid　 　　C．casual　　　 　　　 D．vague

41．A．Adopted　 　　 B．Adapted　 　 C．Disturbed　 　　 D．Conducted

42．A．from　　 　　 B．to　　 　 　　C．towards　 　 　　 D．through

43．A．anxiously　 　 B．quickly　 　　 C．urgently　 　　　 D．sensibly

44．A．comment　　 　　　 B．purchase 　　 C．decision 　　　　 D．profit

45．A．exit　　　 　 B．entrance 　　C．front　 　　　 　　 D．queue

46．A．plugged　　 B．reached 　　C．held　 　　　 　 D．bent

47．A．lengthened　 B．made 　　 　　C．brought　 　　　 D．broadened

48．A．led　　　 　 B．found 　 　　C．tapped　 　　　　 D．forced

49．A．generous　 　 B．rough　　 　　 C．smart 　 　　　　D．brave

50．A．wherever 　　 B．whatever 　　C．whenever　　 　　 D．whichever

51．A．unique　 　　 B．silly　 　　 C．equal　　　　 　　 D．wrong

52．A．decorates　 　 B．draws　 　　　 C．shoves　　 　　D．describes

53．A．kindness　 　　 B．pride　　 　　　 C．courage　　　 　　 D．enthusiasm

54．A．sight　　 　　 B．support　 　　 C．expectation　 　　 D．confidence

55．A．get 　　　　B．allow　 　　C．hope 　　　 　　　　D．cause

　　To listen to the two professors, Smith the zoologist and Jones the philosopher（哲学家）, you would never guess they were friends. They argued everything. Smith was a scientist, who believed in“facts”, while Jones was a thinker, who believed in“ideas”.

　　One day, two scientists found themselves at Coney Island. Professor Smith had a young niece, who, for her birthday, had begged her uncle to take her there. Smith asked his friend Jones to come along. That is how the three of them came to a notice about a remarkable dog.

　　“Let's go inside, uncle. Please!”

　　What they saw did amaze them. The dog danced on its hind legs, keeping time to the music. When asked to add two and three, it barked five times. When the man played a tune on the piano, the dog sang in time to the music. It could even talk, after a fashion（模仿）. When asked how many states there were in the Union, it made a noise which sounded extremely like fifty.

　　The old scientist was amazed by the dog's performance, so after an hour of bargaining, the dog was his.

　　“It is for me, uncle?”

　　“Not exactly, my dear.”Professor Smith answered.“I need it for an important scientific experiment.”

　　“Come on, Smith,”said the philosopher.

　　“You always say'seeing is believing'. The dog is genius（天才）. What more do you need to know?”

　　Professor Smith said,“We may be close to the greatest scientific discovery of all time. If I can find out why this animal is so intelligent…”

　　A few days later, Jones visited his friend.

　　“You what?”he cried, unbelieving.

　　“I did what any scientist would do,” said Smith.“I put the dog to sleep and cut out its brain to find out what was special about it.”

　　“And?”Jones asked.

　　“Do you know, I couldn't find anything which would explain its extraordinary abilities”Professor Smith replied.

　　At that moment, the professor's niece came into the room.

　　“Can I play with my doggie, uncle? Please! He's so clever.”

　　Neither science nor philosophy had an answer for the little girl.

(1) Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

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A．The clever dog was sure to be saved by the two scientists.

B．Professor Smith insisted on seeing the remarkable dog.

C．Professor Smith was disappointed at the result.

D．When asked the number of states in the USA, the dog harked fifty times.

(2) What struck the scientist most in the dog's performance?

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A．The dog's great intelligence.

B．The dog's dancing to the music.

C．The dog's understanding of its master.

D．The dog's ability to talk after a fashion.

(3) Who do you think would feel most pitiful at the end of the story?

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(4) The underlined sentence“You what?”probably means“________”.

[　　]

A．What are you doing?

B．What's the matter with you?

C．What do you want me to do?

D．What does your niece think of the dog?

(5) What happened to the clever dog?

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A．It was killed by the professor.

B．It was protected by the little girl.

C．It managed to escape from being killed.

D．It helped the professor do his experiment.

A car drew up outside the Swan Hotel and a young man got out．Pausing only for a moment to see that he had come to the right place，he went into the hotel and rang the bell on the counter of the bar．

　 Mrs．Crump，the landlady，who was busy in the kitchen at the time，hurried out，wiping her hands．The young man raised his hat．

　 “Excuse me，”he said．“I’m looking for my uncle，Mr．White．I believe he is staying here．”

　 “He was staying here．”Mrs．Crump corrected him．“But I’m afraid that he went back to London yesterday．”

　 “Oh，dear，”said the young man，looking disappointed．“I understood that he was going to stay here until the end of the month．At least that is what his servant told me when I rang up his house．”

　 “Quite right，”said Mrs，Cramp．“He planned to stay here the whole of July，as he always does． But yesterday he got a telegram to say that his relative was ill．So he caught the train back to London immediately．”

　 “I wish he had let me know, ”The young man said．“I wrote him a letter saying that I was coming．I’ve had all this trouble for nothing．Well，since he isn’t here，there’s no point in waiting．”

　 He thanked Mrs．Grump and went out．Mrs．Grump went to the window and watched him drive off．When his car was out of sight，she called out：“You can come out now, Mr．White. He’s gone．”

　 Mr．White came out of the kitchen，where he had been waiting．

　 “Many thanks，Mrs．Grump，”he said，laughing，“you did that very well．These nephews of mine never gave me any peace．That young man is the worst of them all．As you see，when he needs money, he even follows me into the country．Well，perhaps next time he won’t warn me by

writing a letter!”

56．This story is about a man　　　　 ．

A．who was very much loved by his nephews

B．whose nephew went to visit him at the hotel

C．who was not willing to meet his nephew

D．whose nephew is always asking him for help

57．When his nephew came to the hotel，Mr．White　　　　　　 ．

A．took the train back to London　　　　　　 B．left to visit a sick relative

C．went to pick up a telegram　　　　　　　 D．hid himself in the kitchen

58．Mr. White didn’t like his nephews because　　　　 ．

A．they always follow him around　　　　　 B．they frequently disturb their relatives

C．they won’t write to him often　 　　　　 D．they usually visit him in hotels